Elachista caliginosa explained

Elachista caliginosa is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983.^[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu) and the Russian Far East (Primorsky Kray).

The length of the forewings is 2.5–3 mm for males and 2.7-3.2 mm for females^[2]

The larvae feed on Eccoilopus cotulifer and possibly Spodiopogon sibiricus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
2. , 2005: A revision of the Elachista praelineata group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) in Japan, with comments on morphology of the pupa in Elachista. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 1-19. Full article: http://www.nev.nl/tve/pdf/te0148001.pdf.
3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/elachistidae/elachistinae/elachista/ Elachista at funet